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Fugitive dog breeder nabbed at New York airport
Citizen's Voice ^
| 2/10/2004
| Grace Dove
Posted on 02/10/2004 6:30:42 AM PST by Born Conservative
A Wyoming County dog breeder accused of operating illegal puppy mills has been caught.
According to Wyoming County District Attorney George Skumanick Jr., John C. Tanis III was nabbed at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City, on Sunday and is in custody in New York.
An extradition hearing has been scheduled and Skumanick said he expects Tanis to be returned to Wyoming County sometime this week.
Tanis has run up a lengthy list of convictions for animal cruelty and other offenses in Pennsylvania and New Jersey since 1996.
On Jan. 12, he was fined $11,080 and given a suspended 60-day prison sentence on animal cruelty and abuse charges in a 9-year-old case in New Jersey after police caught up with him during a Dec. 24 traffic stop.
Tanis was allegedly delivering puppies to customers. Tanis failed to appear in Wyoming County Court on Jan. 14 for further court action on animal neglect charges and was declared a fugitive. He allegedly called the Wyoming County sheriff about two weeks ago and said he's out of the state and not coming back, said Skumanick.
In late January humane officers seized 31 dogs from an unlicensed kennel owned by Tanis in Eaton Township. The dogs were outside without any shelter, and some didn't have any food or water. The dogs have since been adopted out.
A condition of Tanis' bail from previous cases is that he isn't allowed to have more than two dogs, humane officials said.
Tanis has been charged 279 times in Pennsylvania with animal neglect and abuse, and numerous times in New Jersey. s
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; US: Wyoming
KEYWORDS: puppymills; workingdogs
To: Born Conservative
Well I'm going to sleep better knowing that LawEnforcement is utilizing their resources so well. Who cares about serial killers, meth labs, burglars or child molesters? Somebody mistreated some dogs. Now that's important!
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posted on
02/10/2004 6:48:59 AM PST
by
Seruzawa
(If you agree with the French raise your hand. If you are French raise both hands.)
To: Seruzawa
Arf-arf-arf-arf. Yap-yap-yap !
Ki-yi-yi-yi-yi............
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posted on
02/10/2004 6:52:01 AM PST
by
genefromjersey
(So little time - so many FLAMES to light !!)
To: Seruzawa
ANIMAL CRUELTY IS NOT FUNNY AND IS SERIOUS. THESE POOR ANIMALS ARE HELPLESS.
ALSO IT IS A KNOWN FACT THAT SOME SERIAL KILLERS TORTCHER ANIMALS BEFORE THEY MOVE ON TO HUMANS.
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posted on
02/10/2004 7:16:31 AM PST
by
BUCKSBUD
To: BUCKSBUD
Your caps lock light is on.
Some cigarette smokers become serial killers too. Let's arrest them all.
The state's probably more upset that his operation avoided paying taxes than anything else.
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posted on
02/10/2004 7:34:44 AM PST
by
Seruzawa
(If you agree with the French raise your hand. If you are French raise both hands.)
To: BUCKSBUD
"TORTCHER" ???
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posted on
02/10/2004 7:35:56 AM PST
by
HuntsvilleTxVeteran
(A little knowledge is dangerous.-- I live dangerously::))
To: HuntsvilleTxVeteran; BUCKSBUD
Hang him.
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posted on
02/10/2004 7:41:14 AM PST
by
LisaAnne
To: Seruzawa
Some cigarette smokers become serial killers too. Let's arrest them all. Cigarette smokers don't get off on causing pain to other creatures.
Anyone who enjoys causing pain or is indifferent to causing it in animals, will do the same to people if the situation arises.
So9
To: Seruzawa
The title of the article is certainly humorous, and I can understand where you are coming from that animal cruelty shouldn't receive higher priority than child molestation, murders, etc. But the fact is that he (allegedly) broke the law, they caught him, and now he must face the consequences. Whether those "resources" were poorly utilized is a matter of opinion. Laws were written for a reason; if they aren't going to be enforced, what's the sense of having them?
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posted on
02/10/2004 8:46:22 AM PST
by
Born Conservative
("Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names" - John F. Kennedy)
To: Seruzawa
Somebody mistreated some dogs. "Some" might not be the proper word here.
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posted on
02/10/2004 8:51:30 AM PST
by
1rudeboy
To: Born Conservative
I was being a bit tongue-in-cheek I thought. Certainly I don't think animals should be abused. Still, with municipalities and the States and the Feds always whining about how underfunded and overworked they are I'm always amused about how much time they spend on some relatively inconsequential matters.
I wish some people cared about the unborn as much as they do about some dog.
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posted on
02/10/2004 11:39:15 AM PST
by
Seruzawa
(If you agree with the French raise your hand. If you are French raise both hands.)
Comment #12 Removed by Moderator
To: Servant of the 9
Anyone who enjoys causing pain or is indifferent to causing it in animals, will do the same to people if the situation arises.Does killing a fly or other insect count? (Insects are part of the animal world.) How about mice and rats? Brown trout?
To: Seruzawa
I wish some people cared about the unborn as much as they do about some dog. The average stray dog is a lot more useful than the average junkies kid ever would be.
So9
To: Labyrinthos
Anyone who enjoys causing pain or is indifferent to causing it in animals, will do the same to people if the situation arises. "Does killing a fly or other insect count? (Insects are part of the animal world.) How about mice and rats? Brown trout?"
I will kill anything I want to eat or that anoys me, or that gives good sport.
That is an entirely different thing than abusing any of them.
I make clean kills and have nothing but contempt for those who can't or don't want to.
SO9
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